Paper hair duster



Patented May 6, 1930 UNITED STATES IPATENT OFFICE NATALE J'. CARBONE,JR., 0F LONG BRANCH, NEW JERSEYl I PAPER HAIR DUSTER Application vfiledSeptember 25, 1928. Serial No. 308,200.

This invention relates to dusting brushes and more particularly to anovel brush for dusting hair olf patrons of a barber shop.

One of the primary objects of the present C invention is to provide apaper hair duster which can be manufactured at an extreme low as toprovide a duster, the imperforate por-y 29 tions of the sheet forming ahandle.

A further object of the invention is to provide a novel paper duster foruse in barber shops embodying a novel method of manufacture, said methodconsisting of taking a piece of paper, slitting the longitudinal edgesof the sheet of paper to provide a plurality of fine hair-like bristles,folding the sheet of paper longitudinally .with the bristles one uponthe other and finally rolling the sheet transversely to provide a solidhandle at one end and the bristles at the opposite end.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an improved dustermade of paper for use in barber shops of the above character, which willbe durable and efcient in use, one which will be simple and easy tomanufacture and one which can be placed upon the market atv a very lowcost.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovelvconstruction, arrangement and formation of parts, as will behereinafter more specifically described, claimed and illustrated in theaccompanying` drawing, in which drawing Figure 1 is a top plan viewshowing the first step in the method of making my improved duster.

Figure 2 is an edge elevation of the same.

Figure 3 is a plan view showing the second step in the manufacture ofthe duster, the

super-posed sheets of paper being folded longitudinally upon themselves.

Figure 4 is an edge elevation of the same.

Figure 5 is a top plan view of the complete duster.

Figure 6 is a perspective view ofthe completed duster. f

Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 2 showing the use of a single sheetof paper, and

Figure 8 is a similar View of the single sheet folded upon itself.

Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein similar referencecharacters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,the letter A generally indicates a complete paper hairduster, which, asshown, includes a cylindrical shank or handle 10 and a plurality ofpaper bristles or tufts 11 formed integral therewith.

The hair duster is constructed in a novel manner so as to render theduster inexpensive to manufacture and whereby a new brush can be usedfor each patron of a barber shop so as to prevent the transmission ofdisease.

The novel method employed for making the duster consists of using one ormore sheets of paper 15 each of which is of a rectangular shape Vin planand if more than one sheet is used these sheets of paper are arranged insuper-imposed relation as clearly shown in Figures 1 and 2 of thedrawing.

After the sheets of paper are arranged in super-posed relation thelongitudinal ed es on each side are slit to provide a plurahty offeather-like bristles or tufts 16.

After the sheets have been slit in the above described manner, thesheets 15 are folded back` upon themselves on a longitudinal line, asclearly shown in Figure 3 of the drawing, which disposes all of thetufts or bristles 16 on the same side of the device.

It is to be noted that the slits 16 terminate short of the longitudinalcenter of the sheet so as to provide an imperforate portion 17 whichportion defines a back 18 when the sheets are folded on themselves asshown in Figures 3 and 4 of the drawings.

After the sheets have been folded, as shown, the resultant structure isrolled upon itself transversely which forms the handle 10 and theintegral tufts 11 as shown in Figuresl 5 and 6 of the drawings.

The back 18 can be secured in any desired way to form the handle and ifpreferred during the rolling of the backto form the handle a suitableadhesive can be a plied to the back so as to insure the connectlon ofythe various convolutions of the back together. If desired instead ofusing an adhesive,` several pins can be driven into the handle after therolling of the back.

In some instances, the brushes can b shi ped and packed, as shown inFigures 3 an 4 of the drawings, and when the same are to be used theattendant of the barber shop can roll the same to provide a duster asshown in Figures 5 and 6, in which event, the hand of the attendant willsimply grasp the handle 10 and hold the same against unrolling whileAthe duster is in use.

In Figures 7 and 8 I have shown two steps of the method of making theduster utilizing a single sheet of paper and in some instances the useof a single sheet would be preferred, but it is to be understood thatone or more sheets can be used. In these views l5 designates the singlesheet of paper, 16a those portions of the sheet which constitute thebristles of the completed article, and 17 a that ortion of the sheetfrom which the handle is ormed.

From the foregoing description it can be seen that I have provided anexceptionally simple and novel duster which is articular- 1y applicablefor use in dusting oliP hair from the platrons of barber shops.

C anges in detail may be made without departing from the spirit or scopeof this invention, but

What I claim as new is The method of making a hair dusting brush forbarber shops comprising the taking of a rectangular sheet of paper andcutting the longitudinal edges of said sheet to provide a plurality ofbristles; second, folding said sheet back upon itself on a centrallongitudinal line to dispose all the bristles one u on the other and toprovide an imperforate ack at one end; and third, rolling the sheetstransversely to provide a handle at one end and bristles at the other. a

In testimon whereof I aix my signature.

N TALE J. CARBONE, JR.

